Reading Strategies
Children should use a variety of strategies to determine word meaning and comprehend text. The target strategy for this lesson is: Look for word parts that help establish meaning. 

Word and Print Skills
Phonics
Vowel digraphs: ai

Word Work
Grammar: Pronouns

Word Study
Root words

Targeted Vocabulary Words
Content Words:
message, email, signal, language, telegraph, Morse code, Internet
These are words children will encounter in the text. You may want to review and discuss these words and have children add them to the classroom word wall or dictionary. 

Comprehension
You will likely address a number of comprehension strategies as children work to understand the text. The target comprehension strategy for this lesson is: Compare and contrast. 

Visual Learning
Discuss how to read any diagrams or charts from the text. You may ask children what they need to pay attention to and in what order they need to read things to successfully understand the information shown.